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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. As […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 Scottish Open
Zoom out for a second. It’s Monday Night Football in October and you just hit your second 10-1 “first touchdown” bet of the season. You’re ecstatic! This is what makes golf outright betting so unique — the favorites in any given tournament would qualify as extreme long-shot bets in any other sport.    One consequence […]
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FTN Staff
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2023 Scottish Open Betting Preview
Heading across the pond for a few weeks, the PGA Tour joins forces with the DP World Tour for a co-sanctioned event this week in Scotland, ramping up to next week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.    The host course this week is the Renaissance Club, which has played that role each of the last […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 John Deere Classic
As we all wait for the golf world to head across the Atlantic Ocean, we’re left with one more weak-field birdie-fest at this week’s John Deere Classic. However, this is also one more chance to boost the bankroll before we get to some extremely exciting events.   PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks […]
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Alex Blickle
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 John Deere Classic
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. As […]
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Alex Blickle
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 John Deere Classic
I hope you’re not tired of birdies in bunches, because the summer PGA Tour stretch continues, with another event played on a course with birdies readily available in this week’s John Deere Classic.  Great drivers were able to feast last week in Detroit while it’s more of a second-shot test this week in the Quad […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA Bets
PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 John Deere Classic
Zoom out for a second. It’s Monday Night Football in October, and you just hit your second 10-1 “first touchdown” bet of the season. You’re ecstatic! This is what makes golf outright betting so unique — the favorites in any given tournament would qualify as extreme long-shot bets in any other sport.    One consequence […]
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FTN Staff
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2023 John Deere Classic Betting Preview
Turning our PGA betting attention toward TPC Deere Run and the John Deere Classic this week, we have another short course with loads of birdies readily available for the entire field.  My betting process always begins with an evaluation of the course and what skills are most likely to translate into success, so let’s start […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 John Deere Classic
It’s easy to faze out the PGA Tour a bit in this stretch of the season. From one birdiefest to another, one weak field to another, one thing doesn’t change – the money we can win is every bit as real as it is during elevated events or Majors. The John Deere Classic is far […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 John Deere Classic
It’s easy to faze out the PGA Tour a bit in this stretch of the season. From one birdiefest to another, one weak field to another, one thing doesn’t change – the money we can win is every bit as real as it is during elevated events or Majors. The John Deere Classic is far […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
The Keegan Bradley/Corey Conners PGA DFS core worked to perfection last week. Am I feeling more and more pressure each week to continue the dominance of the first hot take? You bet, but that just makes it more fun. PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their […]
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Alex Blickle
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Imagine all of the birdies from TPC River Highlands but without the big numbers. That is what we will see this week in Detroit at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Tony Finau has already tossed out the idea that 30-under is in play this week.  We can take a look at easy-course performance and performance on […]
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Josh Culp
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. This […]
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Alex Blickle
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2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic Betting Preview
Thank you, Keegan Bradley! Another outright winner takes us over the 200-unit mark in PGA for the year. There’s nothing better than a community hit.   Betting in golf is its own animal, its own test week in and week out. In no other sport do we have to evaluate how well a player fits […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Keegan Bradley! Fresh off the outright hit (now up over 200 units on the season), we head to a golf course that emphasizes off the tee performance above all else. I like our chances to stay hot!   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Keegan Bradley! Fresh off the outright hit (now up over 200 units on the season), we head to a golf course that emphasizes off the tee performance above all else. I like our chances to stay hot!   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 Travelers Championship
I’ll keep saying it — I love returning from a major championship to a loaded PGA field with a strong course fit model.  PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re on an island when it comes to your […]
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Alex Blickle
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 Travelers Championship
From LACC to TPC River Highlands.  It’s a long flight across the country, and we are in for quite the shakeup in terms of style of golf required. We saw distance and a high ball flight was very advantageous last week at LACC, but TPC River Highlands is one of the rare courses that has […]
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Josh Culp
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Travelers Championship
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. We […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2023 Travelers Championship Betting Preview
Betting in golf is its own animal, its own test week in a week out. In no other sport do we have to evaluate how well a player fits the environment (course, field, court, etc.) in addition to how good he simply is. We are also typically working with longer odds — at least I […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Travelers Championship
Consider me a big fan of the elevated events immediately following majors. As exciting as they are, it’s wonderful to get right back to a strong field on a course with a strong, known, course-fit model.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Travelers Championship
Consider me a big fan of the elevated events immediately following majors. As exciting as they are, it’s wonderful to get right back to a strong field on a course with a strong, known, course-fit model.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf is the […]
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Alex Blickle
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 U.S. Open
It’s a big week on the PGA Tour with the U.S. Open on the schedule. It’s the third major of the season and will certainly have plenty of drama considering the recent PGA-LIV merger news.    It’s also a rare trip out West for a major. Despite the move westward, this course will feature bermudagrass […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 U.S. Open
The nation’s championship! No week is as conducive to PGA hot takes as U.S. Open week, as the difficult conditions often create carnage and chaos that allow contrarian builds to flourish.  PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like […]
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Alex Blickle
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 U.S. Open
PGA DFS is often won or lost under $8k. At the top of the price range, especially in strong fields, any player can win in any given week. This isn’t true below $8k — some of the cheaper players have much better distributions of potential outcomes than others. Our job is to identify them. These […]
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Alex Blickle
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PGA Bets
2023 U.S. Open Betting Preview
Betting in golf is its own animal, its own test week in a week out. In no other sport do we have to evaluate how well a player fits the environment (course, field, court, etc.) in addition to how good he simply is. We are also typically working with longer odds — at least I […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 US Open
Happy US Open week! The year’s third major changes venue each year, but each course hand-selected by the USGA tends to test the players in similar ways. In addition to our usual strokes-gained categories, this model also incorporates specific approach buckets, like long irons. Los Angeles Country Club should be a treat, and hopefully it […]
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FTN Staff
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PGA DFS Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 US Open
Happy US Open week! The year’s third major changes venue each year, but each course hand-selected by the USGA tends to test the players in similar ways. In addition to our usual strokes-gained categories, this model also incorporates specific approach buckets, like long irons. Los Angeles Country Club should be a treat, and hopefully it […]
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Alex Blickle
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open
The world of golf has been turned on its head this week with the “merging” of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and DP World Tour.  Will that be a distraction for some in the field for this week’s RBC Canadian Open? It’s possible but without the ability to pinpoint that impact, it’s best to even […]
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Josh Culp
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PGA DFS Hot Takes for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open
News of the gigantic merger shocked the PGA world Tuesday, but we’ve got money to make, so our PGA DFS attention has to shift to the RBC Canadian Open.   PGA DFS is all about weighing the risks and rewards of players in relation to their ownership projections. Often, you have to feel like you’re […]
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Alex Blickle
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8 under $8,000: Cheap DFS plays for the 2023 Memorial Tournament
Every week — like at this week’s Memorial Tournament — a crucial part of success in PGA DFS GPPs will be hitting on lower-rostered/lower-salary golfers. Golf is a unique DFS sport in that all the golfers have the same opportunity to score. There are no starters, bench players, role players, third-down backs, etc. The golfer […]
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Kyle Murray
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The Core and More: DFS Notes for the 2023 Memorial Tournament
It’s time for milkshake mania at Muirfield Village, a yearly traditional.  The shakes go down easy, but the course for the Memorial Tournament is not so easy. Muirfield Village presents one of the toughest non-major scoring tests of the season. Long par 4s, thick rough and lots of water hazards. Big numbers can pile up […]
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Josh Culp